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BJP-ruled states getting Central funds 'despite multiple scams': TMC

Kolkata, June 11 -- Accusing the Centre of step-motherly treatment towards Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday alleged that BJP-ruled states were receiving Central funds despite being em... Read More


Woman 'caretaker' sends retired IIT professor to old age home; usurps his flats, assets of Rs 6 cr

Mumbai, June 11 -- The Mumbai police have registered a case against a woman for allegedly duping an 82-year old retired IIT professor by acting as his caretaker and getting his properties, including h... Read More


Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites killed in encounter in Sukma

Sukma, June 11 -- Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Wednesday, police said. The gunfight took place in the forest of Pusguna village u... Read More


Espionage case: Court denies bail to YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra

Hisar, June 11 -- A local court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on suspicion of espionage last month, her lawyer said. Her bail plea was heard ... Read More


Bengal mulls interim flood management as Centre sits on river erosion aid

Kolkata, June 11 -- Amid the Centre's inaction on tackling river erosion in Bengal, the state Irrigation and Waterways department is planning an interim flood management scheme for erosion-hit areas o... Read More


KMC rolls out SOP for statue & plaque installations in city

Kolkata, June 11 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday rolled out a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate the installation of statues and plaques across the ci... Read More


HC commutes death sentence in 2022 Berhampore murder

Kolkata, June 11 -- Observing that the nature of the crime cannot be classified as the 'rarest of rare cases', the Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence of Susanta Chowdhury to life impr... Read More


'Keep drop box in Assembly for plaints on bad road conditions'

Kolkata, June 11 -- Speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday advised the minister in-charge of Public Works Department (PWD) to keep a drop box within the state Assembly premises so that legislators can re... Read More


Recruitment exam will be held on time: Minister

Kolkata, June 11 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu on Wednesday reaffirmed that the fresh recruitment examination for 35,726 assistant teacher posts in state-aided and sponsored schools will be ... Read More


Thunderstorms likely in South Bengal in next 3 days, says MeT

Kolkata, June 11 -- The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore predicted that the weather system in South Bengal will change after June 12 and monsoon will enter all the districts of South Bengal b... Read More